New York State Senate District 54
Tue, Nov 3 · Represented by Pam Helming Republican · Member list as of Oct 28
Pam HelmingRepublican · Incumbent10 years since first winMichael MillsDemocratic
No published poll names both candidates.Last result · 2024 general: Pam Helming (R) 48.0, Scott Comegys (D) 42.1, Jeff Gallahan (R) 7.5
- Last election
- Pam Helming (Republican) won by 5.9 points, 2024
- On the 2026 ballot
- 2 candidates
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Left column: HelmingRight column: Mills
- Donor-based spectrum
- LiberalCentristConservativeHelmingNo published score for Mills
- Races
- Won 4 of 4
- None listed
- Years since first win
- 10
- Not available
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Candidates on the ballot
- Michael MillsDemocratic
- Pam HelmingIncumbentRepublican(Republican, Conservative)
Source: elections.ny.gov, dated Oct 7
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History (29 elections for this seat)
- Votes for listed candidates
- 300,368
- Election day
- November 5, 2024
- District map
- Older district map (2022 to 2024)
New York Senate District 54, 1968 to 2024, 2024, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanPam HelmingWonName as filed: Pamela A. Helming Republican 144,23348.0% DemocraticScott Comegys Democratic 126,39642.1% RepublicanJeff Gallahan Republican 22,4787.5% Scattered write-ins Write-in 7,2612.4% - Votes for listed candidates
- 125,893
- Election day
- November 8, 2022
- District map
- Older district map (2022)
New York Senate District 54, 1968 to 2024, 2022, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanPam HelmingWon(incumbent)Name as filed: Pamela A. Helming Republican 83,65066.5% DemocraticKenan S. Baldridge Democratic 42,21633.5% Scattered write-ins Write-in 270.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 143,086
- Election day
- November 3, 2020
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
New York Senate District 54, 1968 to 2024, 2020, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanPam HelmingWon(incumbent)Name as filed: Pamela A. Helming Republican 91,26263.8% DemocraticShauna Otoole Democratic 51,78236.2% Scattered write-ins Write-in 420.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 108,492
- Election day
- November 6, 2018
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
New York Senate District 54, 1968 to 2024, 2018, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanPam HelmingWon(incumbent)Name as filed: Pamela A. Helming Republican 67,22362.0% DemocraticKenan S. Baldridge Democratic 41,26938.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 123,313
- Election day
- November 8, 2016
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
New York Senate District 54, 1968 to 2024, 2016, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanPam HelmingWonName as filed: Pamela A. Helming Republican 74,17560.1% DemocraticKenan S. Baldridge Democratic 40,73933.0% OtherFloyd Rayburn Other 8,3506.8% Scattered write-ins Write-in 490.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 67,873
- Election day
- November 4, 2014
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
New York Senate District 54, 1968 to 2024, 2014, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanMichael F. NozzolioWon(incumbent) Republican 67,873100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 96,302
- Election day
- November 6, 2012
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
New York Senate District 54, 1968 to 2024, 2012, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanMichael F. NozzolioWon(incumbent) Republican 96,302100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 89,050
- Election day
- November 2, 2010
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
New York Senate District 54, 1968 to 2024, 2010, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanMichael F. NozzolioWon(incumbent) Republican 61,95869.6% DemocraticEdward J. Oshea Democratic 27,05930.4% Scattered write-ins Write-in 330.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 122,424
- Election day
- November 4, 2008
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
New York Senate District 54, 1968 to 2024, 2008, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanMichael F. NozzolioWon(incumbent) Republican 87,43371.4% DemocraticPaloma A. Capanna Democratic 34,99128.6% - Votes for listed candidates
- 62,495
- Election day
- November 7, 2006
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
New York Senate District 54, 1968 to 2024, 2006, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanMichael F. NozzolioWon(incumbent) Republican 62,495100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 92,101
- Election day
- November 2, 2004
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
New York Senate District 54, 1968 to 2024, 2004, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanMichael F. NozzolioWon(incumbent) Republican 92,101100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 73,315
- Election day
- November 5, 2002
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
New York Senate District 54, 1968 to 2024, 2002, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanMichael F. NozzolioWon(incumbent) Republican 70,33095.9% OtherJoanne M. Vacca Other 2,9854.1% - Votes for listed candidates
- 90,554
- Election day
- November 7, 2000
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
New York Senate District 54, 1968 to 2024, 2000, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticRichard A. DollingerWon(incumbent) Democratic 67,71274.8% RepublicanKirk A. Morris Republican 22,84225.2% - Votes for listed candidates
- 72,345
- Election day
- November 3, 1998
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
New York Senate District 54, 1968 to 2024, 1998, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticRichard A. DollingerWon(incumbent) Democratic 48,86967.5% RepublicanLewis W. Stewart III Republican 23,47632.5% - Votes for listed candidates
- 90,180
- Election day
- November 5, 1996
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
New York Senate District 54, 1968 to 2024, 1996, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticRichard A. DollingerWon(incumbent) Democratic 62,46369.3% RepublicanScott D. Nasca Republican 27,71730.7% - Votes for listed candidates
- 80,958
- Election day
- November 8, 1994
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
New York Senate District 54, 1968 to 2024, 1994, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticRichard A. DollingerWon(incumbent) Democratic 44,41754.9% RepublicanRalph Quattrociocchi Republican 36,54145.1% - Votes for listed candidates
- 106,651
- Election day
- November 3, 1992
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
New York Senate District 54, 1968 to 2024, 1992, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticRichard A. DollingerWon(incumbent) Democratic 45,81443.0% RepublicanTracey E. Long Republican 32,98330.9% OtherRalph Quattrociocchi(incumbent) Other 27,85426.1% - Votes for listed candidates
- 77,466
- Election day
- November 6, 1990
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
New York Senate District 54, 1968 to 2024, 1990, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticRichard A. DollingerWon Democratic 40,81852.7% RepublicanJames M. Hartman Republican 34,46344.5% OtherMichael W. Dale Other 2,1852.8% - Votes for listed candidates
- 103,887
- Election day
- November 8, 1988
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
New York Senate District 54, 1968 to 2024, 1988, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJohn D. PerryWon(incumbent) Democratic 73,96471.2% RepublicanIrwin R. Gilbert Republican 28,74527.7% OtherWalter Dzielski Other 1,1781.1% - Votes for listed candidates
- 79,915
- Election day
- November 4, 1986
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
New York Senate District 54, 1968 to 2024, 1986, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJohn D. PerryWon(incumbent) Democratic 54,06967.7% RepublicanBenjamin H. Richardson Republican 25,84632.3% - Votes for listed candidates
- 115,462
- Election day
- November 6, 1984
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
New York Senate District 54, 1968 to 2024, 1984, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJohn D. PerryWon(incumbent) Democratic 66,52757.6% RepublicanDorothy B. Wadsworth Republican 48,93542.4% - Votes for listed candidates
- 93,810
- Election day
- November 2, 1982
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
New York Senate District 54, 1968 to 2024, 1982, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJohn D. PerryWon(incumbent) Democratic 49,58552.9% RepublicanJohn A. Stanwix Republican 42,79345.6% OtherNancy A. Coon Other 1,4321.5% - Votes for listed candidates
- 108,182
- Election day
- November 4, 1980
- District map
- Older district map (1972 to 1981)
New York Senate District 54, 1968 to 2024, 1980, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanFred J. EckertWon(incumbent) Republican 70,87665.5% DemocraticPhilip A. Fedele Democratic 37,30634.5% - Votes for listed candidates
- 81,922
- Election day
- November 7, 1978
- District map
- Older district map (1972 to 1981)
New York Senate District 54, 1968 to 2024, 1978, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanFred J. EckertWon(incumbent) Republican 54,64966.7% DemocraticEdward Wurtz Democratic 27,27333.3% - Votes for listed candidates
- 112,825
- Election day
- November 2, 1976
- District map
- Older district map (1972 to 1981)
New York Senate District 54, 1968 to 2024, 1976, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanFred J. EckertWon(incumbent) Republican 62,25755.2% DemocraticJoseph N. Darweesh Democratic 50,56844.8% - Votes for listed candidates
- 92,749
- Election day
- November 4, 1974
- District map
- Older district map (1972 to 1981)
New York Senate District 54, 1968 to 2024, 1974, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanFred J. EckertWon(incumbent) Republican 51,10855.1% DemocraticFrank T. Lamb Democratic 40,05543.2% OtherGeorge S. Tucker Other 1,5861.7% - Votes for listed candidates
- 120,049
- Election day
- November 7, 1972
- District map
- Older district map (1972 to 1981)
New York Senate District 54, 1968 to 2024, 1972, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanFred J. EckertWon Republican 60,61150.5% DemocraticJames E. Powers(incumbent) Democratic 57,84848.2% OtherJames D. Wilson Other 1,5901.3% - Votes for listed candidates
- 121,191
- Election day
- November 3, 1970
- District map
- Older district map (1966 to 1971)
New York Senate District 54, 1968 to 2024, 1970, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanThomas F. McGowanWon(incumbent) Republican 68,47856.5% DemocraticRonald R. Norman Democratic 52,71343.5% - Votes for listed candidates
- 130,912
- Election day
- November 5, 1968
- District map
- Older district map (1966 to 1971)
New York Senate District 54, 1968 to 2024, 1968, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanThomas F. McGowanWon(incumbent) Republican 75,63757.8% DemocraticJames M. Buckley Democratic 55,27542.2%
- 2024: MEDSL 2024 official precinct returns (individual_states zips), retrieved Oct 28, 2026. Compiled by MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL) from official returns; not an official source
- 1968 to 2022: State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse), retrieved Oct 28, 2026. Compiled by Carl Klarner (Harvard Dataverse) from official returns; not an official source
Last contest in this district on file: 2024.
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Election Wrld. (2026). New York State Senate District 54, election results 1968 to 2024. https://www.electionwrld.com/ny/senate/54. Retrieved October 31, 2026.
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Sources: Census TIGERweb Legislative MapServer (120th CDs layer 0, 119th CDs layer 4, 2026 SLD upper layer 1 and lower layer 2) (US Census Bureau, public domain), retrieved Oct 28, 2026; Open Civic Data division identifiers (census_autogenerated us_sldl/us_sldu and openstates state files); also (sld-recent.json): Open Civic Data division identifiers (country-us) (CC0 (repository); also (sld-recent.json): CC0 1.0), retrieved Oct 28, 2026; Open States people (current) CSVs (CC0-1.0 (Open States people data)), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by Open States volunteers and staff (rosters from state legislature sites) from official returns, not an official source; MEDSL 2024 official precinct returns (individual_states zips) (Not stated in the GitHub repository (an earlier label said "MIT (repo)", which the repository does not support). MEDSL's Harvard Dataverse records are CC0 1.0, but these GitHub files were not checksum-matched to the Dataverse files, so CC0 is not claimed for them.), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL) from official returns, not an official source; State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse) (CC0 1.0), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by Carl Klarner (Harvard Dataverse) from official returns, not an official source.
District id: ocd-division/country:us/state:ny/sldu:54
DataState data (JSON)Sources: State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse), DIME (ODC-BY), MEDSL 2024 official precinct returnsData as of Oct 28, 2026